Sudarsan bags Moscow Choice prize
Bhubaneswar: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, who participated in the World Sand Sculpture Championship-2013 held in Moscow, won the Moscow Choice prize by creating a 12-feet-high sculpture of lord Ganesh. It was announced by the authorities of the Kolomenskoe Museum Reserve in Moscow on Sunday. The theme of the competition was ‘Secret of the World’. Artists from 10 countries, including Patnaik from India, participated in the event.
Bijaylaxmi felicitated as Best Odiani
Bhubaneswar: The Odia Mahotsav and the Best Odiani Competition-2013 organised by the Sambhabana concluded here on Sunday. Three women, including the Best Odiani-2013 Bijaylaxmi Sha, were felicitated. Former Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang was the chief guest. Actor and film director Ajit Das, Anita Das, Dr Maya Das, Jagat Indu Parija and Sreshtha Odiani of 2012 Nibedita Mallick attended as the other guests. President of Sambhabana and Odia Mahotsav Sarat Chandra Bhadra presided over the meeting.
Saraswati Mandir shines in rural talent hunt
Bhubaneswar: As many as five students of Class III of Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Dharma Vihar came out with flying coloirs in the National Rural Talent Scholarship examination. While Soubhagya Kumar Jenamani secured the first position in Bhubaneswar district education circle, Sonam Sahoo stood fifth, Prabhukrupa Samant Singhar and Giren Satapathy seventh and Chinmay Sahoo stood tenth.
Kalinga Institute holds free dental camp
Bhubaneswar: The Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences (KIDS) under the KIIT University conducted a free dental screening and treatment camp at Siruli Mahaveer village on Sunday. The camp benefited 500 residents of Siruli Mahaveer who were screened for dental or oral diseases. A total of 185 extractions of teeth were done in a fully-equipped mobile dental van. Free medicines were given to all those who had extractions and even for other dental diseases.